Meeting of the Board of Regents | July 2007

THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

 

TO:
FROM:	Frank Munoz
SUBJECT:	Report of the Committee on the Professions Regarding Licensing Petitions
DATE:	July 11, 2007
STRATEGIC GOAL:	Goal 3
AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

SUMMARY

 

Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda)

 

Should the Regents approve the recommendations of the Committee on the Professions pertaining to licensing petitions as listed on the attachment?

 

Proposed Handling

 

This question will come before the Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee at its meeting in July 2007 where it will be voted on and action taken.  It will then come before the full Board at its July 2007 meeting for final action.

 

Procedural History

 

Section 6506(5) of the Education Law and Section 24.7 of the Rules of the Board of Regents authorize the Regents to waive education, experience and examination requirements for a professional license as well as to confer the degree Doctor of Medicine.

 

Background Information

 

There are 10 licensing petitions and 18 requests for the conferral of the degree Doctor of Medicine for review and approval.

 

Recommendation

 

It is recommended that the Regents approve the recommendations of the Committee on the Professions regarding licensing petitions.

 

Timetable for Implementation

 

Approval of the Committee on the Professions’ recommendations will be effective July 26, 2007.

 

Cases Presented to Board of Regents on:  July 26, 2007                                                                                 SUMMARY REPORT
PROFESSION	EDUCATION			EXAMINATION		Experience	Confer Degree Doctor of Medicine	Three-Year Limited License
	Pre-Professional	Professional	Post-Graduate	Proficiency	Licensing
Architecture					07-17-03 07-18-03
Dentistry		07-06-50						07-06-59
Medicine							07-99-60C to 07-115-60C
Veterinary Medicine					07-11-75 07-12-75			07-05-74 To 07-08-74
OTHER:						Total for fiscal year to date:           107   Total for calendar year to date:      173

 

Board of Regents:  July 27, 2007

 

 

ARCHITECTURE

 

Petition for: Waiver of New York State requirements pertaining to acceptability of licensing examinations for licensure by endorsement.

 

Summary Statement:  The petitioners listed below are all graduates of professionally accredited architecture programs who have applied for licensure in New York.  All have achieved, at a minimum, a Bachelor of Architecture degree.  All petitioners have substantial documented licensed experience in other states.

 

              Prior to 1983, certain states did not require the Equivalency Examination (EE) or the Qualifying Test (QT) if a candidate had a degree from an accredited architecture program, and granted licensure upon passage of the Professional Examination (PE).  Prior to 1975, most states recognized the Examination Syllabus (ES).  The petitioners passed either the national Professional Examination (PE) given prior to 1983, or portions of the national Examination Syllabus (ES) given prior to 1975.  Prior to 1983, New York State required passage of the Equivalency Examination (EE), or passage of the Qualifying Test (QT) in addition to passage of the national Professional Examination.  Each of the petitioners satisfied the examination requirement in his/her initial state of licensure by passing an acceptable licensing examination and attained licensure in that state.

 

              Section 7304(4) of Education Law and Section 69.3 of the Commissioner’s Regulations require for endorsement that “… an architect licensed in another state or jurisdiction as the result of successful completion of only the professional examination in use before 1983 may be granted licensure upon presentation of evidence of two years of work experience of a grade and character satisfactory to the State Board for Architecture and passage of a practical examination satisfactory to the State Board for Architecture …”

 

              Each petitioner satisfied the examination requirement in his/her initial state of licensure and has extensive professional practice satisfactory to the State Board.  Since the above information illustrates evidence of competence within the profession, and in lieu of the practical examination, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Architecture recommends that the examination requirement be considered satisfied and each applicant’s licensure in another state be accepted for endorsement in New York State.

 

 

NAME OF PETITIONER	LICENSURE
07-17-03 William Gustave Anderson McLean, VA 22101-3013	(1) District of Columbia, 1975; also licensed in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
07-18-03 Morris L. Schopf Salem, MA 01970	(1)  Louisiana, 1979; also licensed in Massachusetts.

 

Recommendation:  The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Architecture, recommends that each applicant’s licensing examination requirement be considered satisfied for licensure through the endorsement route.

Board of Regents:  July 27, 2007

 

DENTISTRY

07-06-50

Sandhya Swarnavel

Rochester, New York 14620

 

(MGR Medical University, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India, Bachelor of Dental Surgery, March 1994)

 

Petition for:  Acceptance of education.

 

Statement of Problem:  Dr. Swarnavel did not complete the two academic years of study required in an accredited dental school program culminating in certification that the applicant has achieved the level of knowledge and clinical proficiency expected of a graduate of that school.  Such study is required for applicants completing a program of dental education in an unregistered or unaccredited dental school. 

 

              Dr. Swarnavel is enrolled in the two-year advanced program in general dentistry at the Eastman Dental Center of the University of Rochester and was expected to complete the program in June 2007. This program is acknowledged by the State Board for Dentistry as the substantial equivalent of the two-year program required in regulation.

 

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 61 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires:
(1) Not less than 60 semester hours of preprofessional education including courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology or zoology, and physics.	(1)(a)  One year of satisfactory postsecondary study in physics, chemistry and biology, 1986. (1)(b)  MGR Medical University, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India, 1988-1989.
(2) Four academic years of dental education culminating in a degree in an acceptable dental school.	(2) Four years of acceptable dental education culminating in the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery,  March 1994, MGR Medical University, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India.
(3) Two academic years of study in an accredited dental school program culminating in certification that the applicant has achieved the level of knowledge and clinical proficiency expected of a graduate of that school.	(3) Two-year advanced program in general dentistry at the University of Rochester, Eastman Dental Center, Rochester, New York, to be completed June 2007.
(4) Satisfactory scores on Parts I and II of the National Dental Board Examinations.	(4)

 

(5) Acceptable clinically-based dental residency program of at least one year’s duration.	(5)
(6) United States citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.	(6)
(7) Evidence of the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.	(7)  Completed the required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.
(8) Good moral character.	(8) Good moral character.

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Dentistry recommends that the applicant's successful completion of the advanced program in general dentistry at the Eastman Dental Center of the University of Rochester be accepted as the substantial equivalent of the required two academic years of dental study in a registered or accredited dental school program.

Board of Regents:  July 27, 2007

 

THREE YEAR LIMITED LICENSE IN DENTISTRY

 

Petition for: Three-year limited license to practice Dentistry under Section 6604(6) of the Education Law.

 

Statement of Problem: The applicant listed below has satisfied the education and examination requirements for licensure as a dentist in New York State. The only requirement for full licensure that cannot be satisfied at this time is United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

 

              The applicant has an opportunity to practice dentistry in an area which has been designated a Federal Dental Health Professions Shortage Area and requests a three-year waiver of the citizenship requirement under Section 6604(6) of the Education Law. The applicant must sign an affidavit stating the exact location of the shortage area where he will practice before the three-year limited license will be issued.

 

Applicable Guidelines: Section 6604(6) of Education Law relates to the requirement of United States citizenship or permanent resident status for licensure as a dentist in New York State and allows the Board of Regents to grant a one-time, three-year waiver of this requirement for an alien dentist to practice in New York State if all other licensure requirements are satisfied and to grant an additional extension not to exceed six years to enable the alien to secure citizenship or permanent resident status, provided such status is being actively pursued.

 

NAME OF PETITIONER

07-06-59 Dilvir Toor Rochester, NY 14620-4017

 

 

ACTION: The Department shall issue a three-year limited license to the applicant to practice dentistry in New York State in a Federal Dental Health Professions Shortage Area upon approval by the Department of all documentation needed to verify satisfaction of all dentistry licensure requirements other than citizenship and an acceptable Affidavit of Agreement on the applicant’s location of employment.  The limited license may be renewed upon the lawful submission of an application for an extension of not more than six years, at the discretion of the Department.

 

 

Board of Regents:  July 27, 2007

 

 

VETERINARY MEDICINE

07-11-75

Kenneth Davis

New Windsor, NY 12553

 

(University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, D.V.M., 1978)

 

Petition for:  Waiver of New York State requirements pertaining to acceptability of licensing examinations for licensure by endorsement. 

 

Statement of Problem:  Dr. Davis graduated from an accredited veterinary medicine program in the United States in 1978.  The applicant was licensed in Illinois in 1978 on the basis of a two-day examination taken in Illinois.  The applicant has not taken the National Board Examination (NBE) which has been offered since 1954 nor the Clinical Competency Test (CCT) which was offered from 1984 until 2000.  The NBE and CCT have been replaced by a combined examination, the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination.  Dr. Davis has not taken these examinations used as a basis for licensure in New York State, as they were not required for his Illinois license. 

 

              Dr. Davis has documented 25 years of satisfactory professional practice in veterinary medicine.  The Executive Secretary of the New York State Board for Veterinary Medicine recommends that the applicant’s Illinois license be accepted for endorsement in New York State.

 

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 6704 of the Education Law and Part 62 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education:
(1) Completion of six years of preprofessional and professional postsecondary studies satisfactory to the Department, including satisfactory clinical education, and graduation with a satisfactory degree in veterinary medicine.	(1) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, D.V.M., 1978.
(2) Acceptable scores on satisfactory licensing examinations and at least two years of satisfactory professional experience following licensure.	(2)(a) See Statement of Problem.   (2)(b)  Licensed in Illinois in 1978.   (2)(c)  More than 25 years of satisfactory professional experience following licensure.
(3) United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resident status in the United States.	(3) United States citizen.
(4) Evidence of good moral character.	(4) Good moral character.

 

RECOMMENDATION:   The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Veterinary Medicine, recommends endorsement of the applicant's Illinois license.

 

Board of Regents:  July 27, 2007

VETERINARY MEDICINE

07-12-75

Treva Marshall

Northport, NY 11768

 

(Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, D.V.M., 1986)

 

Petition for:  Waiver of New York State requirements pertaining to acceptability of licensing examinations for licensure by endorsement.

 

Statement of Problem:  Dr. Marshall graduated from an accredited veterinary medicine program in the United States in 1986.  She passed the December 1985 Clinical Competency Test (CCT). In December 1987, she obtained a score of 66 on the National Board Examination (NBE). Dr. Marshall was licensed in Georgia in 1988 on the basis of these examination scores. New York State, however, requires a minimum score of 75 on the NBE. 

 

              Section 59.6(c) of the Regulations of the Commissioner Education regarding licensure by endorsement stipulates that applicants must not have “attempted unsuccessfully a licensing examination used by the State of New York … unless such applicant has later passed a comparable examination.”  According to New York State standards, Dr. Marshall failed the NBE, which was a licensing examination used by this state.  Therefore, according to this regulation, she would not qualify for licensure by endorsement unless she subsequently passed the NBE or a comparable licensing examination.  Since she satisfied Georgia’s examination requirements, Dr. Marshall did not subsequently take the NBE or the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE), which replaced both the NBE and the CCT.

 

              Dr. Marshall has documented more than 10 years of satisfactory licensed practice in veterinary medicine in Georgia.  She was licensed in Georgia based on her education and performance on the NBE and CCT.  The Executive Secretary of the State Board for Veterinary Medicine recommends that the applicant’s Georgia license be accepted for endorsement in New York State, waiving the specific requirement of a passing score on the NBE examination.

 

APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS:	QUALIFICATIONS:
Section 6704 of the Education Law and Section 59.6 and Part 62 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education require:
(1) Completion of six years of preprofessional and professional postsecondary studies satisfactory to the department and graduation with a satisfactory degree in veterinary medicine.	Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, D.V.M., May 1986.

 

(2) Acceptable scores on satisfactory licensing examinations or passing scores on an acceptable state licensing examination not in use in New York State and at least two years of satisfactory professional experience following licensure.	(2)(a) See Statement of Problem.   (2)(b) Licensed in Georgia, January 1988.   (2)(c) More than 10 years of satisfactory professional experience following licensure.
(3) United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resident status in the United States.	(3) United States citizen.
(4) Evidence of good moral character.	(4) Evidence of good moral character.

 

RECOMMENDATION:  The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Veterinary Medicine, recommends that the examination requirement be waived and that the applicant's license be endorsed.

 

 

Petition for:  Three-year limited license to practice veterinary medicine under Section 6704(6) of the Education Law.

 

Statement of Problem: The applicants listed below have met the education and examination requirements for licensure as veterinarians in New York State. The only requirement for full licensure that cannot be satisfied at this time is United States citizenship or immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

 

              Each applicant also has a pending application for full veterinary medical licensure, which cannot be granted until he/she satisfies the citizenship or permanent residency requirement.

 

Applicable Guidelines: Section 6704(6) of Education Law relates to the requirement of United States citizenship or permanent resident status for licensure as a veterinarian in New York State and allows the Board of Regents to grant a one-time three-year waiver (plus an extension of not more than one year) for an alien veterinarian to practice in New York State if all other licensure requirements are satisfied.

 

Name of Petitioner

07-05-74 Seo Hee An Ithaca, NY 14850

07-06-74 Laura Gibeon Philadelphia, PA 19103

07-07-74  Daniel Gregorio Orellana Rimer North Chatham, NY 12132

07-08-74 Richard G. Wheeler Wellingon, FL 33414

 

ACTION: The Department shall issue a limited license for a maximum of three years to practice veterinary medicine in New York State to each applicant, conditional upon Approval by the Department of all documentation needed to verify satisfaction of all veterinary medicine licensure requirements other than citizenship. The limited license may be renewed upon the lawful submission of an application for an extension of not more than one year, at the discretion of the Department.

Board of Regents:  July 27, 2007

 

 

MEDICINE

 

Petition for: Conferral of the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) pursuant to Section 6529 of the Education Law.

 

Summary Statement: The petitioners listed below are all graduates of foreign medical schools who have been licensed in New York.

 

              The applicable requirements of Section 3.57 of the Rules of the Board of Regents require completion of a medical education program in a foreign medical school satisfactory to the Department which does not grant the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), and in which the philosophy and curriculum were equivalent, as determined by the Department in accordance with the policy of the Board of Regents, to those in programs leading to the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) at medical schools in the United States satisfactory to, or registered by, the Board of Regents and the Department.  Secondly, petitioners must have licensure to practice medicine in New York State in accordance with provisions of Section 6524 or 6528 of the Education Law or their equivalent as determined by the Board of Regents pursuant to their authority under Section 6506 of the Education Law.

 

 

NAME OF PETITIONER	QUALIFICATIONS
07-99-60C Jeremy Baldwin Albany, NY 12208	Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 12/6/02. License #242697, issued on 12/14/06.
07-100-60C Erico Cardoso Brooklyn, NY 11215	University of Goias, San Paulo, Brazil, Physician, 12/28/74. License #188413, issued on 2/19/92.
07-101-60C Charu Champaneri Forest Hills, NY 11375	University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 10/7/78. License #162530, issued on 7/1/85.
07-102-60C Girish Desai North Valley Stream, NY 11580	Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 10/8/72. License #166869, issued on 7/3/86.
07-103-60C Gary Dresden Clearwater, FL 33762	(1)University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Doctor of Medicine & Surgery, 1968. (2)  License #107263, issued on 9/14/70.

 

07-103-60C Litong Du Elmsford, NY 10523	(1) Beijing Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Bachelor of Medicine, 7/3/91. (2)  License #240493, issued on 6/9/06.
07-104-60C Martin Hyman Union, NJ 07083	(1) Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 6/11/76. (2) License #132261, issued on 9/16/77.
07-105-60C Arun Jaiswal Massepequa, NY 11758	(1) JJM Medical College, Karnataka, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/21/86. (2) License #193833, issued on 10/1/93.
07-106-60C Min Lu Stony  Brook, NY 11794	(1) Beijing Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Bachelor of Medicine, 1/20/95. (2) License #218566, issued on 7/25/00.
07-107-60C Salah Mesad Bronx, NY 10466	(1) University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, Examination in Medicine Certificate, 6/29/87.  (2) License #001873, issued on 5/15/03.
07-108-60C Robert Paduano Carmel, NY 10512	University of Rome, Rome, Italy, Doctor of Medicine & Surgery, 12/16/91. License #200738, issued on 9/15/95.
07-109-60C Mohammad Quamruzzaman Flushing, NY 11367	Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/15/92. License #228779, issued on 6/16/03.
07-110-60C M. Sadiqur Rahman Williamsville, NY 14221	Dacca Medical College, Dacca, Bangladesh, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 11/20/83. License #220619, issued on 3/19/01.
07-111-60C Swaminathan Rajan Mahopac, NY 10541	University of Madras, Chennai, India, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, 3/29/76. License #160910, issued on 12/10/84.
07-112-60C Cindy Trinh Staten Island, NY 10301	(1) Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 6/11/04. (2)  License #241658, issued on 8/28/06.

 

07-113-60C Domenico Valente Plainview, NY 11803	(1) University of Rome, Rome, Italy, Doctor of Medicine & Surgery, 9/17/69. (2)  License #121883, issued on 9/16/74.
07-114-60C Lance Weathers New York, NY 10025	(1) Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, Physician & Surgeon, 6/14/02. (2) License #236201, issued on 5/18/05.
07-115-60C Rakhmin Yusupov Rego Park, NY 11374	(1) First Tashkent State Medical Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Physician, 6/21/95. (2) License #230677, issued on 12/2/03.

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the State Board for Medicine, recommends that the petitioners be awarded the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) in accordance with provisions of Section 6529 of the Education Law.